A few years ago, Stephanie Williams and her husband fielded a question from their son: How had they met? So they told him. They’d first encountered each other on a website called BlackPlanet. To the 5 ...

Amid Twitter’s apparent deathward spiral, social media users have been increasingly expressing the desire for a viable alternative to the microblogging site. And now that Elon Musk has imposed a limit ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive One, the largest digital media company serving Black Americans, announced today the launch of BlackPlanet Next, the next evolution of the iconic ...

In reviving BlackPlanet, a site that was very much the OG Black Twitter, Solange seems to be honoring the black community she grew up on. BlackPlanet was a futuristic project created by Stanford grad ...

On February 26th 2019, Solange Knowles, one of the most prolific artists of our generation, leveraged her platform to breathe life back into one of the first homes ...

Although the singer is expected to release music soon, she announced on Tuesday that she’s taking over BlackPlanet and it has fans wondering what to expect. The ...

Social media has become an integral part of our lives, and a new documentary from BlackPlanet examines the platform’s role in helping to create a space for the Black community to maximize its presence ...

Move over Facebook, BlackPlanet is back. BlackPlanet Next, the new iteration of the 12-year-old mainstay, has been redesigned into a social curation engine targeting African-American consumers. Before ...

Kevin Durant told you he was a warrior way back in 2004. Back then, Kevin, who was known as “ima_warrior” on his Black Planet profile, was simply looking for “A YOUNGIN TO CHILL WIT.” Today, as Durant ...

Here at HelloBeautiful we just love celebrating Black love. Every Wednesday we profile newly engaged couples as they describe the moment he decided to “Put A Ring On It”. I met Phillip on a ...

Prepare your entire being for some music magic, because Solange Knowles's new album may be on its way. And if it is not her new album? Well, something major seems to be happening, so it's still a good ...